Skyrim the Big Winner at the 2011 VGAs

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim ended up the big winner at the 2011 Spike TV Video Game Awards, taking home Game of the Year as well as Best RPG.

Other titles that found some love were Batman: Arkham City with Best Xbox 360 Game, Best Action/Adventure Game and The Joker as the viewer voted Best Character. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword took best Wii Game (Ed: Wait. There were other Wii games?) as well as Best Motion Game. Bastion, a critical darling, won for Best Downloadable Game, Best Song and Best Score.

A few games were surprisingly snubbed, taking home no awards at all, despite garnering multiple nominations, including: Battlefield 3, Gears of War 3, Dark Souls and Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The complete list of categories and winners follows: